Operations Management
Offered at IU Bloomington by Kelley School of Business.
About
Do you enjoy creating the highest level of efficiency possible in an organization? The operations management major is intended for students who are interested in managing the operations of complex, computer-integrated firms, such as manufacturing companies, multibranch banking, retail chains, international assembly plants, and distribution centers.
This Kelley program is ranked at No. 9 by U.S. News & World Report Best Undergraduate Business Programs 2024.
With an undergraduate degree from the Kelley School of Business, you'll be able to:
- Analyze and interpret the economic, social, political, legal, cultural, and technological influences that drive the global economy.
- Evaluate a region or nation for business investment or expansion.
- Develop a comprehensive knowledge base in each essential division of business and understand the important relationships among finance, marketing, operations, and leadership.
Our curriculum is based on real-world solutions and experiences and is taught by leading scholars in the field. As an operations management major, you'll gain practical experience in areas such as supply-chain strategy and analytics, logistics, analytical and stochastic decision modeling using Excel, IT strategy and management, and enterprise data management.
Students choosing the operations management major will learn to analyze and interpret the economic, social, political, legal, cultural, and technological influences that drive the global economy. They will be able to evaluate a region or nation for business investment or expansion and develop a comprehensive knowledge base in each essential division of business.
The career focus of operations management majors is designed around opportunities in consulting or corporate positions in manufacturing or service operations, business processes, purchasing, and quality assurance.